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Food maker Kagome Co. plans to raise the prices of 97 tomato products by between 4 percent and 13 percent. The April 1 hike will affect 20 consumer products, including ketchup, pasta sauce and puree, and 77 professional products, the company said on Monday. Kagome said it has found it difficult to absorb soaring material

The World Bank Group, United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and Nigeria’s Dangote Farms have commenced a hybrid tomatoes production in project in Kano aimed at maximising the local content supply for tomato processors in the country, beginning with Dansa Holdings. President, Dansa Holdings, Sani Dangote, who spoke on the promises of the project

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Spanish sausage case maker Viscofan said on Monday it had accepted a 55.5 million euro ($69 million) takeover bid for its IAN canned tomato unit from private equity firm Portobello Capital Gestion. Viscofan will receive an initial cash payment of 50 million euros and an additional 5.5 million euros three years after the close of

Global food processing giant Heinz is said to be planning to carry out major investments in one of its Polish production plants. Heinz, now controlled by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway, is going through a restructuring process. Some reports had earlier suggested that, as part of the scheme, Heinz could be withdrawing from Poland. However,

Four manufacturers of double concentrated tomato paste have increased their prices without informing the Ministry of Commerce or warn the consumers. Since the beginning of October 2014, consumers have noticed an increase of 100-260 Millimes price of double concentrated tomato in 4/4 (800 gr) tins. In February 2014, the price of the tin of double

The South-Kazakhstan tomato processing factory has restarted its production, with the output of 600 MT per day. Production facilities of the factory allow processing of raw materials and production of tomato paste concentrate. The tomato processing factory in the Arys region of South Kazakhstan was built and commissioned in 2009. Italian equipment was installed. By